Former English teacher takes to Facebook to inspire student with story of her own failure

Abi Elphinstone, a children's author and former English teacher took to Facebook to encourage students who are stressed from having to prepare for exams. Her post received 166,000 likes and was praised by parents of children who are currently feeling stressed about their exams - but others felt she was sending out the wrong message. See what she wrote after the cut...

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